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LAS statement

London Ambulance Service (LAS) have provided more details on the earlier crash.

A LAS spokeswoman said: “We were called at 7:01am today (May 8) to Morland Road, Croydon, to reports of a road traffic collision involving a pedestrian. “We sent an ambulance crew to the scene. “We treated a child with head injuries and took them to hospital as a priority.”

London Ambulance Service (LAS) were called to the scene

11:12

Morland Road reopens

The young girl who was rushed to hospital after being hit by a car on a busy road in Croydon is not seriously injured, police have said.

A female child, whose age is not yet known, was taken to a south London hospital with head injuries following the crash earlier today on Morland Road, but her injuries were later deemed “non-life threatening or life changing”.

The road was closed for more than three hours while emergency services dealt with the incident, but has since reopened.

Where did the crash happen?

What we know so far

Emergency services were called to Morland Road shortly after 7am on Tuesday morning (May 8) to reports of a road traffic collision involving a car and pedestrian.

Metropolitan Police officers and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service (LAS) attended the scene.

A spokeswoman for Met Police said: “We were called at 7.05am to reports of a car in collision with a pedestrian.

“An injured person [no further details] has been taken to hospital by LAS.”

Partial road closures are in place, while some TfL bus routes are being diverted.

07:39

Good morning

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of this breaking incident. If you are at the scene or witnessed what happened, contact the news desk by calling 01737 305557 or by emailing sam.truelove@croydonadvertiser.co.uk.